Supreme Court of India

First Land Acquisition Collector v. Nirodhi Prakash Gangoli and Anr.

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 326
Decided 7 March 2002

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Sections 17(1) and (4). LaniAcquisition-Urgency and emergency of-Dispensing with inquiry under· S.5-a--Government 's power-Held : the question of urgency of an acquisition under s.17(1) and (4) of the Act is a matter of subjective satisfaction of the Government-If the Government is satisfied that there exists an emergency the same should not be lightly interfered with by the Court unless the authority has taken·the decision malafide--The burden of establishing malafide is very heavy on· the person who alleges it. The appellant initiated acquisition proceedings by

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